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Independent Global Talent Sourcer - Executive Search for Companies - Reverse Recruiting for Senior Professionals - Daniel Ade
Global
Talent,
Sourced
Discreetly.
Daniel Ade is an Independent Global Talent Sourcer mapping passive executive talent across North America, Europe, and Asia for startups, PE-backed companies, and firms expanding internationally - using OSINT, deep-dive research, and warm introductions to surface candidates who aren't on any job board. He also runs KOV, a reverse recruiting practice for senior professionals: applications, recruiter outreach, and negotiation, handled end to end. Fees are agreed individually for each engagement, based on requirements and scope, with terms agreed in writing before work begins.
We place senior leaders into roles you'd never find on a job board.
Senior & Executive Leaders—Tech - Finance - Operations—50—100 Targeted Applications / week—Recruiter & Hiring-Manager Outreach—Fees Individually Agreed—1:1 Work with Daniel—
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The Agency
Advantage.
All services ?Two engines, one founder: sourcing talent for companies, and representing candidates in their own search.
Executive Ghostwriting
We rebuild your resume and LinkedIn around achievements, not job duties — ATS-ready, human-written, and tailored per application. No AI slop.
Open Fees
Our fees are flexible and agreed individually based on your requirements and the scope of work. The fee, deliverables and expectations are agreed in writing before work begins. KOV does not charge a percentage of your salary.
Why we're
different.
Transparent fee agreements. Founder-led. Built on a real outreach engine — not a job-board firehose.
Aligned incentivesIndividually agreed fees
Our fees are flexible and agreed individually based on your requirements and the scope of work. The fee, deliverables and expectations are agreed in writing before work begins. KOV does not charge a percentage of your salary.
Warm introductionsInternal referrals, every time
We reach 5—9 decision-makers at every company we apply to, skipping the resume pile.
Conversations weekly2—3 calls with decision-makers
A repeatable outreach engine that's been refined since 2010 and tested on hundreds of thousands of contacts.
Time to interviewFirst interviews in 2—3 weeks
Average placement runs 8—10 weeks. Most clients see real traction inside the first month.
9 interviews in your
first 90 days.
Claim a seat —The smarter way
to job search.
A successful search takes more than a polished resume. KOV handles the behind-the-scenes work so you can focus on what matters most — preparing, showing up, and choosing the right offer.
Save Time
Customizing resumes, applying and networking can take 10—30 hours per week. We absorb the load.
Save Money
Most searches take 3—6 months. Ours typically wrap in 8—10 weeks — every extra week unemployed costs you.
Save Stress
Job searches are emotionally draining. We do the heavy lifting — you show up to the interview.
Job search frustrations,
solved.
Frustrated with not getting interviews?
We secure at least one interview per week, on average.
Worried your search is dragging on?
Our candidates typically land roles ~50% faster than self-directed searches.
Know networking matters, but nobody replies?
We book 2—3 conversations per week with decision-makers.
Invest in your next role
Open fees.
No surprises.
Engagement is scoped together up front. No percentage of your salary, no mandatory monthly retainer — the fee is what we agree, in writing.
See engagement options —- Resume rebuilt around outcomes, ATS-ready
- LinkedIn rewritten for inbound recruiter reach
- 50—100 targeted weekly applications (when fit warrants)
- Outreach to 5—9 contacts at every target company
- Recruiter & hiring-manager calls booked on your calendar
- Interview prep, story bank, stakeholder mapping
- Offer negotiation — base, bonus, equity, start date
- Direct line to Daniel for the full engagement
The
Method.
Six steps. One private agent. Daniel personally runs every search — no junior hand-off, no offshore desk.
- 01
Auditing
Goals, target roles, comp range, timeline.
- 02
Positioning
Resume and LinkedIn rewritten around achievements.
- 03
Extraction
50—100 targeted applications and direct outreach every week.
- 04
Interviews
Mock loops, story bank, stakeholder mapping.
- 05
Negotiation
Counters on base, bonus, equity, and start date.
- 06
Hired
You sign. We close the file. Search complete.
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The KOV Model
One Agency. Two Sides of Executive Search.
KOV works across both sides of the senior talent market. For senior professionals, KOV provides private career representation and reverse recruiting. For companies, KOV identifies and approaches passive senior talent through independent global sourcing. Different client. Different engagement. Same standard of research, discretion, and direct execution.
Choose Your Search
What are you looking for?
For Senior Professionals
Let KOV run the search.
Targeted applications, recruiter and hiring-manager outreach, positioning, interview preparation, and negotiation support.
Explore Candidate RepresentationFor Companies
Find the talent that is not applying.
Research-led global sourcing for senior and executive talent across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Explore Global Talent SourcingThe Two-Sided Advantage
Different side of the market. Same search discipline.
KOV does not try to make the candidate experience and the company search experience look the same. They are not the same service. The candidate practice is about representation and execution. The company practice is about research and talent sourcing. The distinction is deliberate.
See Why KOV Is DifferentWhy KOV
The work happens behind the scenes.
A strong search is rarely just a matter of finding another job post or publishing another vacancy.
It requires research. Targeting. Positioning. Human outreach. Follow-up. And a process that keeps moving.
KOV is built around that execution.
See Why KOV Is DifferentSearch Intelligence
Research first. Outreach second.
KOV's approach begins with understanding the target. For a professional, that means understanding the right roles, companies, decision-makers, positioning, and market. For a company, that means understanding the target talent pool, relevant organizations, leadership histories, and where qualified passive candidates may be found. Only then does outreach begin.
A Human Search Engine
Not every opportunity lives on a job board.
Some opportunities are uncovered through recruiter relationships. Some begin with hiring-manager conversations. Some start with a warm introduction. Some require finding the right person before anyone knows the person is available. KOV is built around the human work that sits between research and opportunity.
Your Next Step
Which side are you on?
Whether you are a senior professional looking for your next move or a company looking for senior talent, start with a focused conversation.